SALT Chairman Ralph Oneal said this is a repeat of the seminar given on March 19 in Slidell. “We had such a large response to the March event we had to put people on a waiting list; there were so many that couldn’t attend that we felt we should repeat the seminar,” said Mr. Oneal.

The free program will start at 8 a.m. and will finish at noon and will include a Continental breakfast. The seminar addresses emergency preparedness with presentations by personnel from the American Red Cross, Louisiana State Police, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and the SALT Council. Oneal thanked Slidell Memorial Hospital for making the facility available a second time for the seminar, adding, “They are great partners in our efforts on behalf of senior adults.”

The program will feature guidance on preliminary preparation, evacuation vehicle readiness, evacuation procedures, making your residence secure when you evacuate and preparing for your evacuation destination.

The event is catered and is limited by space to 60 people so preregistration is required. Those who want to register online can find the registration link on the SALT web site at http://stsalt.org/Events.html. Others can register by sending an e-mail to general@stsalt.org or by calling the SALT Events Message Center at 985.809.5455 and leaving their name and call back number so a SALT member can contact them to complete the preregistration.

The information for this article was provided by St. Tammany SALT Council.